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VG247.comFri, 09 Dec 2016 14:30:15 +0000en-UShourly1https://wordpress.org/?v=4.5.3Avengers game will happen “when we have the right partner”, Marvel boss sayshttp://www.vg247.com/2014/05/04/avengers-game-will-happen-when-we-have-the-right-partner-marvel-boss-says/
http://www.vg247.com/2014/05/04/avengers-game-will-happen-when-we-have-the-right-partner-marvel-boss-says/#commentsSun, 04 May 2014 22:03:11 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=469378The Avengers won’t spawn a video game adaptation until Marvel can find a developer willing to do it right, according to executive TQ Jefferson.

“The Avengers game will come when we have the right partner, that has the right vision, that has the time to develop a strong, competitive triple-A title and wants to do it right,” he told IGN.

Jefferson said any Avengers game has to meet Marvel’s ambitions for fun gameplay, a compelling story and staying true to character – and if that doesn’t happen, the company won’t sign the deal.

“Gamers, they know better. They’re not going to flock to something that’s sub-par,” he added.

That the company hasn’t pushed out an Avengers game to capitalise on the movie’s success demonstrates Marvel’s new commitment to quality over quick and dirty licensed games, Jefferson continued, agreeing that the dreadful Thor and Captain America games taught the publisher a lesson.

“We got a bloody nose on both of those,” he said. “We would rather not have a game than to just sign something to have something out on time.”

]]>http://www.vg247.com/2014/05/04/avengers-game-will-happen-when-we-have-the-right-partner-marvel-boss-says/feed/6Marvel aiming for fewer, smarter games rather than “smash and grab” tie-inshttp://www.vg247.com/2014/05/02/marvel-aiming-for-fewer-smarter-games-rather-than-smash-and-grab-tie-ins/
http://www.vg247.com/2014/05/02/marvel-aiming-for-fewer-smarter-games-rather-than-smash-and-grab-tie-ins/#commentsFri, 02 May 2014 00:59:45 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=468965Marvel Entertainment games boss TQ Jefferson has said the comics publisher can now afford to be more “selective” in its partnerships with games companies, and wants to up the quality of its output as a result.

Jefferson told Polygon that the company’s success in movies and TV has given it the mainstream whammy to start “attracting better partners in the gaming space”.

“We’re talking to people now who have strong vision and great teams that can actually execute, and we’re not as concerned with hitting a date. [We’re] wanting to hold out for quality and have things go out when we’re ready,” he said.

“We are looking at smarter, more interconnected experiences, more interconnected narrative,” he added, noting that Marvel wants games to share elements with each other and with the broader Marvel universe of comics, films, TV and beyond.

The executive said Marvel now looks for true-to-character experiences and compelling stories.

“We’re being much more selective and measured in how we approach partnerships. I think in the heyday of the movie licensed game, it was just, ‘Let’s churn out something, let’s do the the smash and grab, get the money and get out’ and most of those games sucked, to be perfectly blunt,” he said.

Today’s gamers are more discerning than those who lapped up shitty licensed titles, apparently.

“We’re pushing more quality now than we ever have in the past and if that means fewer games, that means fewer games,” Jefferson said. “As long as we’re hitting a high quality bar and holding ourselves to a higher standard.”